Let's ask ourselves what happens to us and our body when we are nervous?
In today's world of constant movement and activity, people regularly face stress. Constant stress haunts us at work, on the way home, and we try to do everything in time - this only makes the nervous tension stronger. Stress has become an obligatory companion in every person’s life journey.
And then we begin to think: how to become more restrained, remain calm and stop being nervous in various stressful situations.
At the moment of stress, all systems of our body are involved in the process of nervous excitation. One of the most common effects of stress is migraine. It occurs due to spasms of muscles and blood vessels, which lead to a slight shift in the internal organs of a person. This reaction of the body provokes a decrease in the amount of oxygen in the blood and subsequent oxygen starvation. Also, nervous overexcitation leads to an increase in the hormone “cortisol” in the body. In normal quantities, this hormone performs a protective function, however, when it becomes too much, it leads to poisoning and subsequent destruction of the body and human health in general.
Psychology says that experiencing stress and the habit of worrying and being nervous is the cause of loss of health, premature death, problems in the family and personal life.
Be careful - medications!
The easiest way to cope with stress, stop being nervous and relax is medication. However, it must be taken with great caution.
In addition to their benefits, sedative medications can cause significant harm to the body, because have contraindications and can be addictive.
Drugs are divided into three groups, based on their methods of action on the body, each of which has its own characteristics:
- Used for excessive anxiety, rapid heartbeat, irritability
- The second type of medication is a strong antidepressant, prescribed for decreased activity of the body, lethargy
- The third one should help when symptoms of the first and second types alternate with each other.
Any of these drugs is prescribed by a doctor and taking them without a prescription can lead to dire consequences. Therefore, in case of mild symptoms of nervous overexcitation of the body, herbal preparations are helpful. They help you relax and do not have a significant effect on the body. These medications include:
- Valerian tincture;
- Motherwort;
- Negrustin;
- Persen;
- Novo-passit.
The last three drugs contain St. John's wort, lemon balm, mint, motherwort, hops, etc. All these herbs have a beneficial effect on the human body - they calm the heartbeat, relax, reduce blood pressure, and help to control oneself in stressful situations.
It is possible to control yourself in a stressful situation without resorting to medication!
Be that as it may, and no matter how the pages of magazines, newspapers and television are full of offers of drugs with which you can calm down and relax without harm to your body - all the same, this is an external and, in some cases, chemical effect on your body. Every person wants to take fewer pills, strengthen the nervous system and start living using internal resources. But is it possible to learn not to be nervous and calm down on your own? Psychology tells us yes. And almost everyone can do this.
Exercises
If you find yourself in a stressful situation, when you feel like everything is pissing you off, you can’t think about anything other than the problem, your heartbeat quickens, you start to freak out - you should start doing simple exercises:
- To begin, count to 10. You need to breathe slowly, tracking your every inhalation and exhalation.
- Water gives peace of mind. You can use it in different ways - ideally, you need to swim. However, if this is not possible, wash your face, wash any item you have at hand, wash the dishes, trying to breathe slowly. Drinking a glass of water is the easiest way to calm down in any stressful situation.
- Take a walk. Any physical exercise - be it running, dancing, working out in the gym or walking - will help improve your health, remove toxins from the body and help release negative energy.
- Tears cleanse the soul. And so does your body. Toxic substances that are released into the blood during moments of stress are released along with tears. That is why in some situations crying is not forbidden, but even useful.
- And finally, get out of the situation that infuriates you and makes you angry. If you are in a difficult meeting, or having an unpleasant conversation, etc. – the simplest thing you can do is go out. Both literally and figuratively. Give yourself time to calm down, use the methods listed above and, when you become calmer and stop being nervous, return to the situation.
The tips listed above will help answer the question of how to learn not to be nervous, how to cope with a stressful situation, and become calmer here and now. However, there are many people among us who, due to the specifics of their temperament, character and lifestyle, are prone to excessive anxiety and nervous overexcitation in situations where there is objectively no reason for this. In this case, you need to start changing your lifestyle and thinking.
Live in peace and harmony with yourself
The changes you need to make in your life are related to all aspects of it. Firstly, it is a way of thinking.
We need to learn to stop being nervous about anything, and the reasons for calm are in our heads.
Secondly, a positive attitude towards your body and organism and working with it helps you not to get nervous over trifles; thirdly, a certain lifestyle in general contributes to peace of mind. Below are tips on how to implement this:
- Proper nutrition. A system of simple rules will help strengthen the body, not be nervous and feel energized all day: eat more fruits and vegetables, do not forget about fermented milk products, morning porridge. Try to minimize the consumption of fatty and sweet foods, but do not overdo it - sweets in the morning are even beneficial, because they contain glucose, which is necessary for your body.
- You need to start doing exercises regularly. Immediately when you wake up, turn on the music, warm up, and dance. Develop a system of physical exercises.
- Learn to be distracted. This means that in addition to your main responsibilities, you have hobbies, places where you feel good and calm, friends, etc. When you find yourself in a situation that pisses you off, think about it.
- Keep a record of situations that make you nervous. Keep a notepad with you at all times, jotting down when you experience symptoms of anxiety. Analyze them regularly - find commonalities and reasons. For example: “I am constantly nervous in the company of strangers”, “I lose my temper when people argue with me”, “I begin to worry before an important event”, etc. Once you understand what situations and why unsettle you, you will be prepared for them and will be able to manage them.
- Always remember that it could have been worse. Many people have a more global problem than you. Thought is material.
- Have clear goals and plans. Aimless existence is a cause for stress, because time passes and nothing changes in life.
Set achievable goals for yourself, strive for them - and you will see how minor failures and unpleasant situations will stop bothering and worrying you.
- Plan your affairs. Very often the cause of stress is lack of time. Watch it, give yourself enough of it to live and do anything slowly. Also, planning will allow you to track your effectiveness and maintain control over the situation and your life.
- Strive for an adequate assessment of your personality and what happened to you. Very often we overestimate the significance of events and situations, think about the bad and begin to get nervous and worry about things that lose their importance over time.
Try to keep in mind what you define as the most important thing in life, for example: family, children, travel, career, etc.
Accordingly, everything else becomes less important and there is no point in worrying. You need to try not to blame - you are not God and you are not perfect, like all people. Be kind to yourself - “I lash out because I have the right to, but I’m starting to fight it”
- You need to stop thinking about bad things. This means that we create a problematic situation in our heads and begin to worry about it, although in reality it does not exist and may not exist at all. Your thoughts about possible failures and losses are just fear, which speaks of your lack of confidence in yourself, in your loved ones and prevents you from living.
Remember - there are no hopeless situations!
Drive away negative thoughts and don't let them control you.
- Try to think and worry less about how others perceive you. More precisely, don’t think at all. You can never be sure of your assessment of what people think about you. So is it worth worrying about? Moreover, we greatly exaggerate our own importance in the eyes of others. Others have their own problems, and they think first of all about themselves, not about you.
- Nobody owes you anything! Always remember this when you start to get irritated and nervous because someone's behavior is not what you would like. You do not have the right to force others to act solely in accordance with your interests. Try to see the good in the bad.
- Maintain a balance between work and rest. Both work and play should be present in your life. Have the opportunity to get work done and relax when you need it.
- Take your time! The desire to manage everything and do several things at the same time is the first cause of stress. Set priorities, and always keep in mind that your healthy body and peace of mind are the most important and precious things you have.
Calm, just calm!
The ability to manage your emotions in different situations, maintain good spirits and think positively is the basis for longevity and a happy life. Yoga, meditation - first of all, they teach how to stop being nervous in stressful situations and calm down. In the life of every person there are many situations that make you very worried, nervous and irritated; you just need to learn how to treat them correctly.
No one can relieve you of stress, but it is within your power to make it as safe as possible.
Using a model for organizing your life and techniques for responding to stress, you can regulate your condition, relax and change your life for the better.
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Enjoying life in the modern world is a whole science that is not taught at school. Such a course is not included in the compulsory university curriculum, such as, for example, a philosophy course. And in order to learn inner peace, many people need time, and some begin to learn this only when stress becomes chronic.
Passion.ru tells how to avoid falling victim to time pressure and critical situations.
How to become calm
Sometimes it happens that we simply do not accept our anxiety if it lasts for a long time, and in this state we resolve all issues. Along the way we break a bunch of wood, which we then “stumble” over.
The easiest way to calm your nerves is, of course, to put in order the area of your life that caused the stress. But this, as we know, is not done quickly.
The first thing you should do is accept your nervous state and reassure yourself that you will definitely deal with all your difficulties, but gradually and after you calm down, you will pull yourself together.
Decide for yourself that the nervous breakdown or stress that you are experiencing now is a severe cold, and you need a “sick leave”. Only after being “cured” will you have the strength to change anything. In short, give yourself a break from everything and free up time to calm down. Otherwise, everything else will be simply useless, because mentally you will always be with your stress, so no other methods can relieve you of it
15 ways to stop being nervous
If you urgently need to calm down, one of the methods we offer will definitely help you. You can use them all together during severe stress, or separately.
- 1. Practice breathing practices
Breathing affects our mood and health like nothing else. And if we were more observant, we would be able to notice that in different emotional states we breathe completely differently. In order to calm down, it is enough to take control of your breathing and perform simple techniques. By doing it once, you can get rid of short-term stress; by doing it regularly, you can greatly “patch up” your nervous system.
Deep breathing: Straighten your back, straighten your shoulders, inhale deeply and slowly exhale completely, stretching the exhalation and making it longer than the inhalation. After exhaling, take a short break.
Breathing technique from Kapalbhati yoga. It focuses attention on the exit, which helps calm the nervous system (while inhalation, on the contrary, helps to increase tone). How to practice this type of breathing correctly, watch the video:
Be careful with breathing exercises (do not do them for long or stop if you feel discomfort), do not get carried away with them if you have not practiced anything like this before.
- 2. Establish a mental attitude
In a word, you need to find some kind of peace mentally, and even such simple attitudes that you need to believe in will help you a lot. If you adhere to a certain belief system, for example, a certain religion or belief system, then it will be even easier for you: you will definitely find the answer there, what is happening and what to do. Usually, simply knowing what is happening and why it is happening is enough to calm you down.
- 3. Take a shower or bath
Contact with water is one of the easiest ways to calm your nerves and wash away the energetic burden of stress. A warm shower, especially before bed, will help you get yourself in order. It’s better not to indulge in contrast showers or douches for now, since they, on the contrary, have a stimulating effect on the nervous system.
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And if you have the opportunity to sit in the bath with your favorite scents and your favorite music, without thinking about anything, then be sure to do it. It is advisable to wear clothes made of soft, natural fabrics or go to bed after taking a warm shower.
- 4. Organize your comfort
- 5. Find “me time”
If there is strong and constant stress on the nervous system, it is a good idea to go to a sanatorium or resort - somewhere where you can do nothing and not worry about anything.
- 6. Massage your head and face
- 7. Eat sweets
In a word, don’t get carried away and don’t eat stress, otherwise, due to your excessive passion for sweets, you may soon have a new reason for worry.
- 8. Move around
You can walk, dance, do yoga, exercise, or stretch. But don’t strain yourself too much, your task is solely to shake yourself up a little. Listen to yourself, if now you would rather lie quietly, then it is better to postpone all physical activities until you have the strength to do them.
- 9. Rearrange
- 10. Draw, paint
- 11. Use aromatherapy
Essential oils of lavender, lemon balm, geranium, mandarin, orange, basil, chamomile, patchouli, ylang-ylang, bergamot will help you stabilize your emotional state. You can simply inhale them using an aroma lamp, or take baths with them, or do massages and rubbing. Before use, check the dosage of the oil, as an excessive amount can have exactly the opposite effect.
- 12. Sleep and eat right
For a person who is accustomed to constantly keeping everything under control, even a slight nervous stress after a certain time (when the limit of stability ends) can seriously undermine him.
However, try not to overuse this type of nerve calming, since the phrase “calm as an elephant” was coined with good reason, and over time, a sedative can dull not only the nervous reactions that are unwanted for you, but also the necessary ones, which is unlikely to make your life easier and better.
- 15. Contact a specialist
The process of digestion and the accompanying feelings of satisfaction give a temporary feeling that life is getting better. However, as soon as signals of increasing satiation cease to actively enter the cerebral cortex, the half-hour period of bliss ends. Anxiety arises again and pushes us to search for “additional sources of nutrition.” The more intense the stress, the more you need to eat to calm down.
What to do?
In any case, you need to reduce the impact of stress or switch your attention from it to other things and phenomena.
You can get a feeling of relaxation and satisfaction in a different way, but closer to the “childish” one. Ask someone close to you to hug you, tickle you, pat you on the head, give you a massage, whisper kind words in your ear, etc. Sometimes it’s worth taking out an old toy from the depths of the closet. Perhaps in the first moments you will so passionately want to tinker with her that you will be horrified at your “childishness”. But don’t worry - time passes against our will and desire, and, having fulfilled its therapeutic mission, the toy will be hidden again.
Dress warmly, stay warm. It’s best to wrap yourself in a fluffy fur coat with the fur inside (not for long in the summer). If you are cold, your body gives the command: “Get ready for winter! Gain weight!" The thicker the layer of fat, the less cold you appear to be and the more weight you gain.
To break the vicious circle, take the example of dancers and athletes - they often wear warm tights or sweaters to train on purpose to warm up their muscles faster. Purely psychologically, you replace extra layers of fat with excess clothing, and your need to store it in reserve gradually decreases. As for the fur coat specifically, its protective function is more effective, reinforced by the “memory of ancestors.” Archaic, but it helps!
Warm up not only from the outside, but also from the inside. Drink a glass of very warm milk with sugar, perhaps an infusion of soothing herbs. Naturally, alcohol is not meant. Squat down and look at the world literally from a child’s point of view, that is, from the bottom point. Let everything seem big and tall to you.
Lie on your stomach and, resting your chin on your hands, look at the microcosm - the fibers of the carpet, the specks of dust on the floor.
Imagine that you are an ant or other small creature. You have your own, completely different matters and concerns. What is the ant concerned about? What saves such a small creature from fear of the huge world? What advantages do you have over the ant?
Try meditation: taking a comfortable position, imagine that you are a grain of sand flying in the vastness of the Universe. What is your stress and what is the Universe?
-Instead of eating, take a shower, go to the park or be in nature.
-Don’t lose sight of any of your goals, be persistent in achieving it.
To begin with, the goal may be modest. Often people prone to overeating consider success only what is significant to them. For example, lose 10 kg in a month. At the same time, they tend to ignore small steps towards the goal. And instead of praising themselves, they begin to worry about the lack of results, scold and reproach themselves. The same approach usually extends to other goals - people who love food are often maximalists. The skill of self-reward will help you cope with unnecessary appetite.
Be able to insist on your own in a dispute. Because overweight people, especially women, become accustomed to being less visible and are more likely to experience embarrassment and guilt, they are less likely to defend themselves. It is difficult for them to utter words that would indicate their hardness or aggressiveness; they get used to the “softness” of behavior. However, many people notice that when they manage to convince someone or successfully respond to criticism (hurtful words, accusations, etc.), their appetite disappears. Check if this works in your case. Does defeating someone or something give the maximum effect? There is a high probability that this is the object that brings you the most concern.
Imagine the impression you make on others. What do you do to create and maintain a particular image (flexible, responsible, kind, etc.)? What impression would you like to make? What do you need to add to your arsenal to adjust your image in the desired direction? What happens when others don't react the way you expect? What do you think their “correct” answer would be, that is, what you would expect?
If you are a woman, choose some beautiful outfits that will make you look as attractive as possible. It's not about the price, it's about highlighting your strengths and instilling a feeling of confidence. Talk to someone. If you are a man, argue and criticize. It doesn't matter whether it has anything to do with the problem that caused the stress or not. If you are a woman, discuss the problem from all sides in detail, just talk about it. These methods are far from exhausting the entire list.
Weight gain may accompany certain moments in your life. Draw a graph or simply write down the dates when you suddenly began to gain the most weight. What events in your life do they coincide with? With the beginning of family life or separation? With the birth of a child or a change of job? There may be other, less common reasons for outbreaks of appetite, but you will most likely be able to detect certain patterns.
Process these stressful moments -- determine their pros and cons and their significance to you. Forgive yourself and other people for the mistakes of that situation. Play it over and over again with different variations: mentally insert new words and lines into dialogues, add new characters, change the details of the situation.
Being nervous is harmful, we already know that. But what exactly is the harm, and what happens to the body when a person is nervous? We decided to find out.
What's happening?
At the moment when a person’s internal self-control fails and he begins to get nervous, the whole body begins to get involved in the process. At the very beginning, a person experiences a spasm of blood vessels and muscles, which begin to contract involuntarily. These spasms provoke an insignificant movement of the internal organs, which, however, is enough to compress the blood vessels. Because of this, blood stops flowing to the organs in the required quantity, which leads to oxygen starvation. This is what becomes the most common cause of migraines.
In addition to the above-mentioned difficulties, a hormone begins to be produced in the body of a “nervous” person, which subsequently poisons and destroys the body. This is the well-known hormone cortisol. As often happens, what should initially help us in some circumstances can be very harmful in others. It's the same story with cortisol. Playing a key role in the body’s defense reactions, it is released “idlely” in large concentrations and is often capable of destroying brain cells and muscles.
What to do?
Regardless of the situation that shook your calm, or your state of health, when a person is nervous, the same mechanisms occur in the body. Another question is that if a person initially cannot boast of good health, then constant stress and nervousness can significantly aggravate the situation. Therefore, you should practice stress resistance. The first tip: take “anti-stress” microelements, which are potassium and magnesium.
Second tip: breathe deeply. This helps not so much morally as physiologically: you saturate your brain cells with the missing oxygen. Third tip: build up stress resistance. Practice proves that habit and discipline extend to the body's response to stress.
There is a category of people who are constantly in a state of anxiety. As soon as their next problem is resolved, another appears on the horizon. They start to get nervous again. Years pass like this. Such a negative habit deprives people of the joy of life, takes away strength, and has a detrimental effect on health. If you belong to this category and are striving to become happier, then you definitely need to learn how to stop being nervous.
What does stress lead to?
A person who is anxious, nervous, is constantly in a zone of discomfort. Unpleasant sensations arise before an important meeting, event, presentation, or acquaintance. The appearance of nervousness is dictated by the psychological aspects of the personality. People get nervous if they fail, hear refusal, or look funny in the eyes of others.
Such psychological factors can greatly ruin your life. It is not surprising that these people are tormented by the question: how to calm down and stop being nervous?
An irritated person is unable to control life. All efforts are aimed at coping with negative emotions.
Losing control over life can lead to unpleasant consequences:
- The use of means that allow you to get rid of problems for a short time (use of various medications, smoking, alcoholism).
- Loss of life guidelines. A person, fearing failures, cannot and does not want to realize his dreams and desires.
- Reduced brain performance.
- Stress can lead to chronic fatigue, which can lead to serious illness.
- Loss of control over the emotional sphere.
As you can see, the prospects are quite unpleasant. So let's figure out what you need to do to stop being nervous.
Fear Analysis
Most often, people who lack self-confidence experience a feeling of discomfort, which creates nervousness. What to do? How to stop being nervous and worried? Only long-term work on your thoughts and yourself will help you get rid of constant anxiety.
Initially, analyze your fears and acknowledge them. Take a sheet of paper and divide it in half. On the left, write the problems that you can solve. On the right - unsolvable.
Study the problems you wrote on the left. You know how to solve each of them. With a little effort, these problems will not exist. Then are they really worth worrying about?
Now go to the right column. Each of these problems does not depend on your actions. And no matter how hard you try, you cannot influence the course of her decision. So is it worth worrying about these problems?
Face your fears. This will take some time. But you will clearly determine which of the problems were groundless and which were real.
Remember your childhood
When analyzing how to stop being nervous about anything, try to remember the time when you were a little child.
Quite often the problem stems from childhood. Perhaps your parents often used your neighbor’s children as an example, describing their merits. This created low self-esteem. Such people, as a rule, are acutely aware of someone's superiority and are unable to put up with it.
How to stop being nervous in this case? It's time to understand that all people are different. And everyone has both advantages and disadvantages. It's time to accept yourself. Learn to accept your weaknesses calmly. And at the same time appreciate the virtues.
Day of rest
If the question of how to calm down and stop being nervous has begun to arise in your head very often, then you need to relax a little. Give yourself a day of rest.
For maximum relaxation, use the recommendations of psychologists:
- Disconnect from your responsibilities. To do this, you need to prepare in advance. If you work, take a day off as vacation. Those who have children are advised to ask family or friends to babysit them in advance, and maybe even hire a nanny. Sometimes, to get a good rest, you just need to change the usual scenario. Think about your travel route in advance and reserve your tickets.
- Take a bath in the morning. On a rest day, you can get out of bed whenever you want. And immediately take a relaxing bath. It has been proven that water treatments help relieve stress, calm the mind and help bring order to chaotic thoughts. For the best relaxing effect, add soothing herbs or your favorite essential oils to your bath. A pleasant aroma will make you feel more positive.
- Drink a cup of tea or coffee with friends. If the last drink leads to a headache or stimulates nervousness, then exclude this item from your activities on the rest day. Remember, coffee drunk while chatting with friends has a relaxing effect on the body. Drinking alone increases stress.
- Do something exciting that you don’t have time for in normal life. It's time to remember your hobbies. On this day you can take up painting, write a story or compose a new song. Perhaps you will be completely captivated by home improvement. Reading a book can be a great way to relax.
- Prepare a delicious dish. How to stop being nervous? Treat yourself to delicious food. This is what you need while on vacation. After all, delicious food is one of the sources of human pleasure.
- Watch a movie. The most relaxing and calm way to have an interesting pastime is watching movies. And it doesn’t matter whether you do it in an apartment with friends or visit a cinema.
Methods for getting out of a stressful situation
Unfortunately, not everyone and not always can afford to set aside a whole day for rest. In addition, unpleasant feelings and thoughts can come suddenly. How to stop being nervous about anything in such a situation? After all, it is necessary to feel relief now and here. In other words, get rid of a stressful situation.
- Get rid of the source of stress for a while. Give yourself a short break. Even a few minutes of complete idleness will be enough for you. Experts say that such breaks not only help relieve nervousness, but also stimulate enthusiasm and creative thinking.
- Look at the situation with different eyes. When a person feels excited and irritated, he records precisely the feelings. Try to find the reason that caused such violent emotions. To understand how to stop being nervous about every occasion, ask yourself the question: why did this bring me out of a state of calm? Perhaps you are not appreciated at work, or the salary is too low. Having identified the source, you can outline a strategy for your further actions.
- Talk through your problem. It is important to choose the right interlocutor here. This should be a person who can patiently listen to your problem. By talking through the situation, oddly enough, you not only “let off steam”, but also force your brain to analyze the state of affairs and find solutions.
- Smile, or better yet, laugh. It is this event that “triggers” the production of chemicals in the human brain that stimulate improved mood.
- Redirect the energy. If you are overwhelmed with negative emotions, then physical training will help improve your mood and reduce stress levels. An excellent method of redirecting energy is to engage in creativity.
New daily routine
How to stop being nervous before a work day or an important event?
The following recommendations will help you overcome unpleasant moments:
- Delicious breakfast. To ensure you're in a good mood in the morning, prepare yourself something you love in advance. It could be yogurt, chocolate or cake. Glucose will energize you and help you wake up.
- Exercise. Turn on your favorite pleasant music and do some exercises or dance. This will protect the body from stress.
- Learn to distract yourself. If a situation arises at work that makes you nervous, think about home, family, or any thing that evokes pleasant associations in you.
- Use water. How to stop being nervous over trifles? Water can be very calming. Of course, you won't be able to take a bath at work. But you can turn on the faucet and wash the cup or just watch the stream flow. It is effectively calming.
- Look for the positives. If you cannot change the situation itself, then try to change your attitude towards it. If your salary was not paid on Friday, then there will be no temptation to spend it on the weekend.
- Count to 10. An old proven way to find peace.
- Write a letter. Trust paper with all your problems. Then tear the letter into small pieces or even burn it. At this time, mentally imagine that all your troubles burn away with him.
Life without stress
Above we looked at methods to overcome unpleasant situations. Now let's look at how to stop being nervous and start living stress-free.
To do this, you need to develop behavioral patterns and healthy habits that will bring a sense of peace and happiness into your life:
- Take a walk in the fresh air. Scientific studies have confirmed that such walks significantly improve your mood. Especially if you combine them with moderate physical activity.
- Play sports. This is a reliable protection against diseases caused by stress. Regular exercise provides a calm, positive attitude towards your life.
- Don't neglect rest. The quality of sleep has a huge impact on a person's well-being. Chronic lack of sleep often becomes one of the factors provoking the appearance of nervousness and irritability. In addition, people who neglect proper rest have a high risk of developing quite unpleasant diseases such as stroke and heart attack.
- Get rid of bad habits. Some people, wondering how to stop being nervous, resort to smoking or drinking, trying to “relax” in this way. However, neither alcohol nor tobacco can relieve irritability and nervousness. They only dampen the severity of the problem for a while, delaying the moment of making a decision.
Calming techniques for pregnant women
For women who are in an interesting position, anxiety is generally contraindicated. But it is during this period that expectant mothers become extremely vulnerable and can get upset over trifles. How to stop being nervous during pregnancy?
There are several simple ways:
- Don't give a damn about everything! A pregnant woman should only worry about her health. No matter what events happen nearby, it should be clearly understood that the expectant mother is responsible for the child. Is it possible to put at risk the most precious thing in a woman’s life? Now look at the problem. Is she worth the risk? No! So forget about it.
- Mentally create a wall. Imagine that you are reliably protected from the outside world. Pass exclusively positive and pleasant information through the imaginary wall. Let only positive-minded people into your world.
- Be more tolerant. It's not as difficult as it might seem. Just think that not all people are able to control themselves and emotions as well as you.
- Look for the positive in life. Smile more often, surround yourself with things that bring joy, listen to pleasant music, read interesting books.
Each person must choose the activities that will help him relax and stop being nervous.
You might find these tips useful:
- Look at the clouds floating in the sky.
- Wash your face with cold water.
- In rainy weather, look at the rain, listen to the uniform patter of drops.
- Ask a loved one to read a book out loud to you until you fall asleep.
- Take paints or pencils and draw whatever comes to your mind. Don't worry about the details and the end result.
Specialist help
If the above recommendations do not help you, then contact a psychotherapist or psychologist for help. The doctor will listen to you and conduct special tests. He will help determine the causes of stressful situations and suggest ways to resolve them. The doctor will develop a strategy on how to stop being nervous and strengthen the nervous system.
If necessary, you will be prescribed sedatives. These can be either medications or herbs. Mint, valerian, St. John's wort, chamomile, and lavender have an excellent calming effect.
However, do not overuse such drugs. They will not rid you of nervousness forever. Such remedies can only help temporarily.
